Question 1
The Panic of 1837 __________.
A) devastated the National Trades Union
B) led to unemployment rates above 50 percent
C) was a boon to the labor movement
D) was made worse by the actions of French creditors
Question 2
Which of the following helps explain why Martin Van Buren won the presidential election of 1836?
A) The Democrats were split by region.
B) The Whigs fielded three candidates.
C) Van Buren was the most popular man in America.
D) Van Buren got credit for many of Andrew Jacksons accomplishments.
Question 3
Which of the following groups supported the Whigs?
A) advocates of Clays American System
B) proslavery expansionists
C) admirers of Andrew Jackson
D) newly arrived immigrants
Question 4
The General Trades Union __________.
A) consisted of fifty trade societies
B) organized white collar workers
C) was only open to highly skilled workers
D) was repudiated by both the Whigs and the Democrats
Question 5
Anti-Jackson forces, led by __________, formed the Whig party.
A) Nicholas Biddle
B) Henry Clay
C) Daniel Webster
D) Martin Van Buren